
Aquamarine TV Series Brings Emma Roberts Back To Disney
Aquamarine is returning to Disney with Emma Roberts attached, giving one of the mid-2000s’ most recognizable teen fantasy titles a new life as a potential television series. Disney+ and Disney Channel have ordered a pilot for a continuation of the 2006 film, which introduced Roberts as Claire Brown alongside Joanna “JoJo” Levesque as Hailey and Sara Paxton as the mermaid at the center of the story. Roberts is expected to guest star in the pilot as Claire and will also serve as an executive producer, placing one of the original film’s key faces behind the new version. The pilot order does not mean a full season has been approved. It signals that Disney is testing a new take on the title before deciding whether to move ahead with a series. For fans who grew up with the film, the news gives the project an immediate nostalgia hook. For Disney, it brings back a recognizable family-friendly property at a time when library titles continue to find second lives through streaming and social media. Aquamarine Pilot Centers On A New Teen Mystery The new Aquamarine story is not described as a simple remake. The pilot follows Coral, a teenager who moves to a seaside town and begins uncovering the truth about her mother’s disappearance. Along the way, Coral discovers that her mother was a mermaid, a revelation that awakens magical powers as secrets beneath the water begin to surface. That premise shifts the focus away from the original film’s friendship-centered summer story while keeping the ocean fantasy setting intact. The 2006 movie followed Claire and Hailey during their final days together before Hailey’s planned move. Their summer changed when they found Aquamarine, a mermaid who had washed ashore after a storm and needed help proving that love was real. The pilot’s new







































